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🚨 Operation Serengeti III, one of Africa’s largest cybercrime enforcement operations, has seen agencies from 21 countries: 🔵 Arrest 1,462 suspects 🔵 Disrupt 10,909 malicious networks 🔵 Recover USD 105 million in illicit funds ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...

🚨 95 arrests in operation targeting the distribution of child sexual abuse material 17 countries across Latin America and Europe dismantle messaging groups sharing and monetizing abuse content. ➡️🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 2,800 illegal firearms and 40,000 pieces of ammunition seized in operation in Europe and Asia INTERPOL-coordinated Operation Trigger X was conducted across 17 countries and highlighted the long-term impact of conflict stockpiles on firearms trafficking. ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 233 arrested in environmental crime crackdown targeting deforestation, illegal mining and wildlife trafficking networks 🔵 1,000+ live animals recovered 🔵 60,000 hectares of illegally-cleared forest identified 🔵 312 suspects identified 🔵 313 seizures ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

A law enforcement operation targeting the synthetic drug market has seized 650 tonnes of drugs, precursors and pharmaceutical products. ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

The latest issue of INTERPOL Spotlight is out now 🔦 This edition highlights how our operational teams, analysts and experts in human trafficking, cybercrime and financial crime have brought the shocking threat of scam centres to the world’s attention. 🔗 Read and sign up here: bit.ly/4hiyMm7

🇬🇾 From South to North, from the Caribbean to Central America, 27 countries are gathering at the INTERPOL Americas Regional Conference in Guyana to address the region’s most pressing organized crime threats. ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 Counter-terrorism operation leverages artificial intelligence to identify 126 terrorism suspects Find out more about Operation Shams II, where specialized officers and experts extracted 108,076 facial images from visual content published by jihadist groups. ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 Counter-terrorism operation leads to 48 arrests, including 8 INTERPOL Red Notice suspects. Find out how Operation Phoenix put women police officers at the forefront of an international border effort ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve... #FundedbyEU 🇪🇺

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France have been added to our Stolen Works of Art database. 🎨 Madame Colonna Romano 🖼️ Femme au puits While fleeing, the thieves abandoned two other paintings in the museum garden, which have been retrieved. 🔗 www.interpol.int/Crimes/Cultu...

True security is built on the strength of our shared networks and the trust between countries. The International hashtag#PoliceCooperationDay is an opportunity recommit to working together to protect communities and uphold the rule of law.

Police cooperation turns information into action, helping protect people and prevent harm. This International #PoliceCooperationDay, we’re highlighting what can happen when law enforcement and partners work together across borders and sectors. Because one connection can change what happens next.

The necklace stolen from an exhibit at Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts has been added to our Stolen Works of Art database by Austrian authorities. The piece, adorned with 673 diamonds, once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt. www.interpol.int/Crimes/Cultu...

🚨An operation targeting West African organized crime groups has led to 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects. Operation Jackal IV targeted high-value targets, money laundering schemes and illicit assets to support arrests and facilitate prosecution. 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa AI is enabling 55% of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect. 🔗 Find out more: www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 5,800+ arrests, USD 293 million intercepted across 97 countries The results of Operation First Light 2026 highlight the global scale of social engineering fraud and associated money laundering. ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 A global crackdown on human trafficking networks has resulted in: 🔵 1,024 arrests 🔵 2,070 victims identified 🔵 465 investigations launched Read more ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 Police ‘hackathon’ identifies sexual exploitation on content subscription sites Seven European countries have joined forces for a four-day ‘hackathon’ to target a human trafficking threat on subscription-based content platforms. 🔗 Read more: www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

🚨 INTERPOL’s latest Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report has revealed a dramatic increase in cybercrime across the region. More than half of the countries surveyed reported cybercrime now accounting for 30% of all crimes recorded nationally. 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

47 unknown deceased women. 6 identified. 41 still waiting to have their names returned to them. Identify Me is INTERPOL’s public appeal to help identify women whose bodies were found across Europe in recent decades. 🔗 Do you recognize any of them? www.interpol.int/What-you-can...

🚨 More than 3,300 illegal firearms, 8,000 arrests and 56 tonnes of drugs seized in operation in the Americas Read more ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...

INTERPOL convenes Europe’s top police over evolving transnational organized crime Read more ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/es/Noticias-...

German authorities have arrested a suspect in a long-running cold case following the identification of a murder victim whose body was discovered in the River Main nearly 25 years ago. The teenage girl has been identified as ‘Diana S.’ Read more ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...

🚨 201 arrests in first-of-its-kind cybercrime operation in MENA region targeting phishing, malware and cyber scam networks Results also included: 🔵 382 suspects identified 🔵 3,867 victims identified 🔵 53 servers seized More ➡️ 🔗 www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...

🚨 6.42 million illicit doses seized Authorities across 90 countries and territories have disrupted the illegal trade in counterfeit and unapproved medicines. 🔵 269 arrests 🔵 392 investigations 🔵 66 criminal groups dismantled 🔵 $15.5M in illicit products seized 🔗 www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

Her name was Hakima Boukerouis. Thanks to DNA familial searching, French authorities have now confirmed her identity and arrested a suspect linked to her death. This case marks the fifth successful identification linked to #IdentifyMe. Read more ➡️🔗: www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

This week's @interpol Heads of NCBs conference showed what global policing achieves when united with officers sharing experiences and lessons. Most importantly, we see concrete results from the face-to-face meetings. The relationships built will shape how we work together to keep communities safe.

The 21st Heads of National Central Bureaus conference closed with a series of conclusions on: 🔵 maintaining operational excellence 🔵 faster cross-border coordination 🔵 better support for missing persons 🔵 encouraging women’s leadership